Because Diner 2010 copy overran A&E this week, there was no room for The Beer Here, and it was --- as usual --- a busy week in Beervana, but here's the column in its entirety, plus extras and a day early ... such a deal!

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ORGANIC BEER FEST- The world's largest gathering of organic beers and one of Portland's best festivals. There is no parking provided for this event, so take Tri-Met's MAX Yellow line, which stops right in front of the fest...definitely the easiest way to attend.Here's a list of the brewers and the beers...

The North American Organic Brewers Festival is presented by Roots Organic Brewing Company, Portland's first all-organic brewery.

View full sizefoystonAmnesia brewers Sean Thommen, Chris Spollen and owner/brewer Kevin King face a long summer of keeping the IPA tanks full, but they had some fun earlier tjis year...

AMNESIA’S STASH BASH- Nothing worse than a bunch of beer cluttering up the cooler, so Amnesia owner/brewer Kevin King has decided that he’s going to clean out the the cooler, and we’re all the beneficiaries, because that means that all of Amnesia’s holiday beers, plus the Belgians --- IPA, Damnesia, and Dolly's Dubbel ---, plus the sainted Dusseldorf Alt, plus one-off specials such as Sleighjerker aged in oak and more will be pouring Saturday inside the pub and from jockey boxes in the covered patio area out front. If ever there were a good reason to try find a parking spot in the North Mississippi area on a Saturday, this is it.

DESCHUTES’ 22nd- The Deschutes folks celebrate their 22nd year with l special parties at the Bend and Portland brewpubs. It’s also the release date of Reserve Series Black Butte XXII, and they’ll have festivities, food and beer for all friends of the brewery (and isn’t that all of us?) in the outdoor party of the season.

MEET BARLEY BROWN’S BREWER- Barley Brown's Shawn Kelso is an amazingly talented brewer who’s garnered many, many medals and awards for this small Baker City brewery and pub, and here’s your rare chance to meet the man and taste his amazing beers.

4-7 p.m. Saturday, the Beermongers, 1125 S.E. Division St.;

BEER CAMP TRYOUTS- This is your chance to win an invitation to come to Sierra Nevada's brewery in Chico, Calif and spend two days as an honorary brewmaster and brew your own beer to be served here in Portland. Plus VIP tours, tasting, training, and fun and $1000. Show up prepared to sing, dance, act, or tell us why you should be chosen. Sierra Nevada rep Jeff Eder will film all entries for submission. Charlie, Fred (Eckhardt), and Ken's Bock and Summerfest on draft. Special: buy a pint of Summerfest and keep the glass (while supplies last).

Beervana was born in Captain Neon's Fermentation Chamber
in Oregon's first brewpub, McMenamins Hillsdale Pub, where they
started brewing after a 1985 law made brewpubs legal. This photo was
taken in October of 1985 and shows Mike (from left) and Brian
McMenamin with their first brewer, Ron Wolf, in the brewery.
This year's Oregon Craft Beer Month celebrates the 25th
anniversary of that law with a couple of hundred tastings, parties,
events and festivals, culminating in the 23rd Oregon Brewers Festival at
the end of the month. OCBM begins with an all-are-welcome toast to
Oregon brewpubs and brewing.